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DS:BB News Extra - Day 58 #1

Published Saturday, Aug 2 2008, 01:50 BST | By Catriona Wightman

The latest news snippets and gossip from the house...

Dale admitted that he had a crush on Lauren Conrad, the star of MTV shows Laguna Beach and The Hills. "I would marry her over anyone else," he sighed. Sara, who works for MTV, excitedly suggested that she could set him up with her at the Europe Music Awards. "It's very likely they'll be there!" she squealed. Darnell pointed out that they would have a lot in common as they have both been in reality television shows.

Rex and Luke agreed that they both wanted to be evicted, and Luke said they might both go. "I'll take you to a non-alcoholic party," Rex joked. Later, some of the housemates talked about who would leave and Rex admitted he thought he would stay. He said the only person that wouldn't make a difference if they left was Mohamed, before suggesting it would be interesting if Kathreya was evicted. "It would blow the final right open," Luke agreed.

Rex and Dale butchered the whole lamb which was one of the special prizes they received with the shopping last night. Rex taught Dale how to chop it up, while Mohamed revealed he had eaten sheep's brains. He offered to eat the lamb's kidney before he realised it wasn't halal, and Kathreya fried it and ate it instead. Lisa tried some and described it as "sweet", but Stuart and Sara looked disgusted.

Stuart told Sara that the only reason he hadn't been bullied at school was because he was good at sports, before the pair chatted about his love life. He admitted it was hard to find someone who had the same interests as him and said it was difficult when he didn't want to go out all the time because of his daughter. Sara said he had to get out there and find a woman. "She's not going to knock on your door," she advised.

Rex this morning infuriated Mikey by continuing to sleep, causing the wake-up alarm to go off intermittently. Each time it sounded, Rex sat up, before lying straight back down each time it stopped. Enraged, Mikey stormed into the luxury bedroom, blanket over his head to block out the sound. As Mikey tried to locate the sleeping culprit, Rex laughed silently and continued to dodge Mikey's flailing arms. The scene ended with Mikey throwing a glass of water over Rex's back.

Luke continued to wonder why Mohamed is still in the house. "He's dodged the bullet twice," Luke said to Dale. He added that he didn't mind leaving but would be "insulted" to be voted out ahead of Mo. "It would be like an apology for voting out Rebecca if the public went for Mo," he said.

Darnell tried on a skirt as a possible eviction outfit. "It feels so loose!" he announced. Sara said he looked "cute", to which he replied: "I feel cute." Rachel complained that boys always managed to pull skirts off better than women, as Darnell started wiggling his bum. Kathreya giggled that if he wanted to be like a Scotsman he shouldn't wear any pants, but Darnell decided the skirt was too see-through. "There are children watching," Rachel agreed.

Rachel told Dale again that she had seen through his attempts to get nominated. "Why?" he asked. She told him that he couldn't act. "And?" he replied. "I know you, I know you're not an idiot," she explained, but added: "You can be an idiot when you want to be." Stuart and Dale laughed, and Dale said that wasn't the answer he wanted. "I say: 'Why?' and you say: 'Because you're a nice guy'," he instructed her. She said that but smiled and added: "Sometimes!"